Luangwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Luangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Luangwa (22) may also be a first name.
Luangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luangwa is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Luangwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luangwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luangwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name globally, held by 22 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 40 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 40 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luangwa
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